Curiosity Over Certainty: Build Health And Business On Your Terms

22/10/2025 29 min
Curiosity Over Certainty: Build Health And Business On Your Terms

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What if the “right way” isn’t a single path, but the path that fits your body, your bandwidth, and your season of life? Ashley opens up about creative dips, menstrual cycle rhythms, and why grace is a strategy, not a soft option. From health trends like intermittent fasting to the nuts and bolts of building a software company, we connect the dots between sustainable habits and sustainable growth—without the shame, hustle theater, or one-size-fits-all rules.You’ll hear how to run clean experiments in your health: choose one lever, track objective and subjective data, and evaluate results without ego. We explore why many methods “work” for weight loss but feel wildly different in real life because hormones, sleep, genetics, and stress change the experience. We dive into cold plunging as a case study—how timing can make or break sleep—and translate those lessons to business, where the order of operations matters. Build systems first, then consider paid ads. When a sprint is necessary, define it, protect sleep, and verify that the discomfort feels purposeful rather than corrosive.This is a guide to making decisions you can live with tomorrow. You’ll leave with a simple process to test ideas, respect your cycle, sequence priorities, and spot the difference between growth-producing discomfort and peace-stealing unease. Whether you’re tuning your nutrition, refining your training, or scaling a product, the goal is the same: curiosity over certainty, progress over perfection, and results that don’t cost your well-being.If the message lands, help us grow organically—subscribe, share the show with a friend, and drop a quick review telling us the one change you’ll test this week. Your support means more thoughtful conversations and more tools for strong, resilient mothers everywhere. Ready to take what you’re learning and put it into action? Explore my favorite resources below 👇 💪 For your health + energy: Join the Designed to Last Wellness Community — where women rebuild energy, metabolism, and confidence through structure, support, and strategy. ➡️ onestrongmother.com/join-dtl 🚀 For your business growth: Discover The Marra Collective — a done-with-you business ecosystem that helps small business owners scale with automation, AI, and a lean team. ➡️ themarracollective.com

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